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| Criterion |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Facilitation Dot Voting |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-2 h | 5-15 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-12 | 3-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization |
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